Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avignon Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 254th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avignon Road (SE4 2JP) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avignon Road (SE4 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mantle Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avignon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avignon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Revelon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meretone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Billingford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Asaph Road
Apr 2026Other theft St Asaph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pincott Place
Apr 2026Public order Drakefell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avignon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundalk Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendrell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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